“Theseus,” British ship-of-the-line, Nelson’s
flagship before Cadiz
and at Teneriffe, 289-291, 300, 304.
Thomson, name under which Nelson speaks of himself
in his
correspondence with Lady Hamilton, ii.
149,
and borne by his daughter prior to his
own death, 366.
Toulon, delivered by its inhabitants to Lord Hood,
i. 106, 107;
retaken by the French, 117;
Nelson reconnoitres, 198, 217;
Jervis’s efficient blockade of,
230, 242;
Nelson’s method of watching, ii.
197-199, 202, 211-217.
Trafalgar, Battle of, general plan of action, as originally
conceived, ii. 343-346;
discussed, 347-349;
contrasted with the tactics of the battle
as fought, 350-352;
anecdote concerning its conception, 352;
narrative of, 363-397.
Trench, Mrs. See St. George.
Tripoli, maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal,
for the
purposes of piracy, i. 409, ii. 7;
Nelson’s diplomatic difficulties
with, i. 409, 410.
Troubridge, Sir Thomas, nobly supports Nelson in his
initiative
at the Battle of St. Vincent, i. 271-273,
277-282;
advises and accompanies Nelson in the
Teneriffe expedition, 296-306;
limitations of, 300, 301,
and admirable qualities, 304-306,
ii. 141;
sent with a detachment of ten ships-of-the-line
to join Nelson in
the Nile campaign, i. 323, 325, 326;
mentioned, 328, 329, 333, 340, 341, 343;
his ship, the “Culloden,”
unfortunately grounds before getting into
action at the Nile, 352;
Nelson’s praise of, 364, ii. 10;
incidental services in the waters of Italy
and Malta, i. 393, 405,
414-416, 419, 420, 437, 444, ii. 6, 13,
29;
remonstrates with Nelson on his life at
Palermo, i. 398;
sent by Nelson on a special mission to
Alexandria, 401;
singular anecdote of, 411;
letters of, to Nelson, 453, ii. 29, 35;
Nelson’s petulant reproach to, ii.
28;
strong remonstrances of, to Nelson, against
quitting the blockade
of Malta, 29, 30, 35;
return of, to England, 41;
impression of, that Nelson will not serve
again, 42;
advice to Miss Knight concerning the Hamiltons,
48;
letter of Nelson to, concerning the sailing
of the Baltic fleet, 66;
beginning alienation of Nelson from, 111,
140, 141, 142, 170;
St. Vincent’s opinion of, 116, 140.
Tunis, Nelson’s mission to, in 1793, i. 113-116;
maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal,
for the purposes of
piracy, 409, ii. 7;
Nelson’s diplomatic difficulties
with, i. 409, 410.
Turkey, co-operates with Russia and Great Britain
in the
Mediterranean, 1798, i. 392, 404-406,
419, 420, 429, ii. 16-18;
Nelson’s sympathy with, against
Russia, i. 406, 408;
makes separate convention of El Arish
with French, regardless of
her allies, ii. 19, 20;
interests of, threatened in the Morea
and in Egypt by the French in
1803-5, 185-188, 195, 211-213.